irie

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word irie. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word irie, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say irie in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word irie you have here. The definition of the word irie will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofirie, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: irié

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right. Compare a'ight.

Adjective

irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

  1. (Jamaica) Cool, nice.

Anagrams

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Attested from the 20th century. Of uncertain and disputed origin. Theories include alteration from 19th century eerie (“hearty”); blend of I +‎ free or merry in Iyaric; or perhaps from English all right.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹi/
  • Hyphenation: i‧rie

Adjective

irie

  1. All right, cool, good, great, merry, nice.
    Everyting irie. ― Everything's going great.
    • 2018, “5 questions with Chuck Fenda”, in The Jamaica Gleaner‎ (in English):
      “Reggae mek so many people from all over the world can visit Jamaica, fi come hol' a irie vibes and hol' a different meditation. […] ”
      Reggae music has brought so many people from around the world to Jamaica, so that they can have a great time and change their perspective on life.

Descendants

  • → Bajan: irie
  • → English: irie

References

  1. ^ “irie, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

irie

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いりえ

Portuguese

Verb

irie

  1. inflection of iriar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia